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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ambrose dismiss Philip's nurse when he was a child?
(a) She talked too much.
(b) She taught Philip how to curse.
(c) She hit Philip with a hairbrush.
(d) She smelled like onions.

2. What does the servant at the villa tell Philip has been done with Ambrose's clothes?
(a) They were given to the poor.
(b) Rachel took them all.
(c) The were sold.
(d) They were burned.

3. What does Rachel do on the steps that she proclaims as Philip's first?
(a) Slaps his cheek.
(b) Offers to go on a date with him.
(c) Gives him her embroidered handkerchief.
(d) Kisses him.

4. In his letters to Philip, what symptom does Ambrose mention first?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Fevers.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Blackouts.

5. What excuse does Rainaldi give Philip for Ambrose's accusations against Rachel in the last letter Philip received?
(a) Ambrose used the word "torment" because he was tormented by the thought of leaving Rachel alone.
(b) Ambrose was delusional.
(c) Ambrose and Rachel had been having a normal marital quarrel.
(d) Ambrose believed Rachel was going to leave him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Philip feel when he realizes he now owns the estate?

2. Why does Philip not want to see Ambrose's grave?

3. What room does Seecombe first suggest they put Rachel in during her visit?

4. How do the servants address Philip after Ambrose's death?

5. How old was Ambrose when Rachel met him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Philip feel ashamed of his feelings when Ambrose wrote to say he was engaged?

2. What reason does Philip give Rachel for not hating her now that he has met her?

3. Why was Philip raised by Ambrose?

4. What does Philip find striking about the portrait he sees hanging in Aunt Phoebe's rooms before Rachel comes?

5. Why does Nick Kendall think it was wrong for Ambrose to have brought Philip up without women in his life?

6. Why does Rachel wear only one color of gown?

7. What does Philip intend to do when Rachel comes to see him?

8. Why do the servants address Philip differently when he returns home from Italy?

9. Why does Rachel say she felt strange when arriving at Philip's house?

10. Why does Ambrose tell Philip that Tom Jenkyn had no excuse for killing his wife?

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